So I got an h4 HID kit. The kit came with the ballasts, connectors, bulbs and the two wire casing things. As you can see in the pictures, I am having a hard time figuring out why the when I plug in the red and black prongs into the stock power plug connector and then the other black wire coming from the black wire with the prong (I'm guessing is the ground wire) is grounded......I don't know why they won't turn on.

I'm guessing none of that made sense

As you can see in the pictures, the kit only came with 2 prongs (red and black) to fit in the 3 pronged stock power plug housing.....how does that work?

The smaller black wire coming off the black wire with the prong.....I grounded that on the bolt shown in the picture (between the screw and bolt)......

To make matters worse, now my headlights don't work with just the stock lights in...... I need some help


*sorry for the horrible quality pictures, I can't my digi cam

 

The only other thing is that is this kit is for low beams only so I lose my high beams. How does it affect the setup?

 

grounded all the black wire and try to connect the red wire to one of the three prongs. if it's correct then the lights will on.

 

Our H4 harness is a common positive meaning one of the wires in that harness will always be supplying +12 volts. Now based on your drawing of the H4 plug, the bottom should be the low ground, top right should be the high ground and top left the +12 volts. Because you stated that this HID kit is low beam only, you are require to use the +12 volts and low ground(top left and bottom). So the red prong insert in the top left and the black goes to the bottom. Bolt the third wire to the chassis.

*I highly recommend you test the H4 plug with a volt meter.* I've blown a fuse when testing my custom harness for my retrofit project, and I think you did too which is why your headlights don't work. You'll need two 15 amp fuse to restore your OEM headlights. You should have a spare in the fuse panel above the hood release.

If you do get these HIDs running, when you switch to your high beams, the HIDs will cut off.

 

what's the different between the HIGH GROUND and LOW GROUND?

 

I think you may have the wire from the bulb to the ballast upside down, flip that over and try to turn them on again.

they have kits now that "telescope" back and forth in such a way that they can Keep your High and Low beam function. (i have a kit like this on my motorcyle)

 

Are the headlight fuses in the fuse box on the drivers side of the engine bay? I looked in there and there are smaller boxes in there which I'm guessing contains the headlamp fuses....?

 

Don't you have the eBay projectors? Those use H3, how are you going to fit an H4 bulb in an H3 projector?

 

No I got rid of them and bought some of the H4 headlights off ebay

 

Our H4 bulbs are dual filament, low beam/high beam. When you turn on your low beam, the +12 volts and the low ground completes the circuit powering the bulb on the low beam setting. When you turn on your high beams, the low beam disengages beam the high ground is used to complete the circuit. Go to the HIDPLANET University section and read up on harnesses and circuits.

 

Yeah, it's narrow box next to the battery. It should have a diagram on or inside the cover.

 

.....and to keep from blowing them again, does it matter if i disconnect just the negative power cable to the battery or the positive as well. My positive cable is a bi*** to get on and off

and also, I need to get some ring terminal connectors...does it matter if they're insulated or not? Someone told me not to get insulated ones, but I was double checking.

 

Get the insulated terminal connectors. You can leave the positive side connected. People say you should disconnect the negative cable to be safe. I get lazy sometimes and leave the neg connected. The fuse will not blow when you wire them up. It's when you turn on your headlights and the incorrect wiring.

Be prepare for the possibility that even if you wire them up correctly, they still may blow a fuse.

 

Would a higher wattage fuse prevent that?

 

I don't think a higher wattage fuse would matter. The fuse blowing would mean improper connection to the harness or the kit is poorly made.

I'm surprised you didn't get the Helios H4 bi-xenon kit they got going in the group deal section.

 

LOL, you are a little behind. Sebastian aka maximabest bailed on all of us, leaving our lifetime warranty HID kits to hope for the best.

 

Ooops...I have a lot of catchin' up to do. Bummer!